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Offline rwhiskey

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Oops left out O-ring on Wheel Bearing Install.....
« on: October 18, 2011, 06:07:22 PM »
Well I'm an idiot and left out the O-ring shown below on the rear wheel hub.

WheelBearinRetainer_OringOops by rwcirca, on Flickr

I've already installed the bearing retainer and punched the threads in four places to keep it from coming loose.
So my question is should I run it or will the missing O-ring cause damage, vibration or both on the inside of the hub?

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Offline dave500

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Re: Oops left out O-ring on Wheel Bearing Install.....
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2011, 07:20:49 PM »
its a dust seal,i run without one.
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Offline rwhiskey

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Re: Oops left out O-ring on Wheel Bearing Install.....
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2011, 07:53:18 PM »
So brake dust and road dust get into the other half of the hub... Okay I can live with that.

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Re: Oops left out O-ring on Wheel Bearing Install.....
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2011, 09:11:54 PM »
I think that o ring is applied over the hub. There should be a groove for it. It doesn't go under the staked bearing retainer.
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Re: Oops left out O-ring on Wheel Bearing Install.....
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2011, 09:19:14 PM »
the oring is as said just a dust cover and mine has been split for years and the last time I took the hub apart did not notice any real need for it
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